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Pause Button Therapy : Your Questions Answered

Pause Button Therapy : Your Questions Answered

What can I use Pause Button Therapy for ?

PBT can be used in any situation where you would benefit from additional thinking time. The PBT bands and cards provide us with a reminder to think and act differently in certain situations. It is easy to use and helps give people thinking time in situations that are stressful, or with behaviours they want to change.

Does it work straight away ?

You may notice an effect straight away, but like most new skills, PBT works best when it is practised. By using it frequently, new habits are formed to replace old behaviour patterns.

What makes it work ?

Wanting to make a change.

Taking time to pause and think decisions and choices through.

Choosing to do things differently.

Taking action - getting the ideas out of your head and into your life!

Realising that YOU have the answers.

Can both adults and children benefit from PBT ?

Definitely! PBT has been successfully used in trials in primary schools to improve pupils' behaviour problems, and over 500 adults have used Pause Button Therapy in the last four years to help with issues including:

Yes, of course, if you have read the Pause Button Therapy book, then you will be able to use the Pause Button technique for yourself, but working through it with a trained therapist will encourage a higher success rate than doing it on your own.

Can anyone train to be a Pause Button Therapist?

Pause Button Therapy closely follows the fundamental principles of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, therefore people who are already working in a therapeutic environment, such as hypnotherapy, or CBT, will be ideal candidates to train as a Pause Button Therapist. We have also successfully trained members of caring / educational professions, such as teachers, nurses and social workers.

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The new PBT – TactileCBT downloadable training Manual is now available. The extensive manual covers areas including the Origins and Core Principles of the therapy. A full Theoretical Frame work along with a full explanation regarding working with individual clients. In addition to the Therapists Training Manual a multi print Client Work Book is included.

See The Training section for more information

We are delighted to now have available our PBT Client Work Book. It has been written to assist both clients working alone or for those working in-conjunction with a therapist. It explains in detail how to make the most productive use of PBT, at your own pace. If you Want Change in your life, then along with the Wrist Bands and Cards you will have all the tools required.

You can read further details and order your copy in the Shop Section.

The PBT concept addresses the vital moment of decision making in all our lives – continue with the old pattern, or break it and create a new one. It is an effective and modern approach to an age old problem. As the book says ‘all the best ideas are simple

Nick ClementsAuthor of 'The New Ages of Men'

The Pause Button Therapy Book clearly describes a technique that can be employed to very good effect in a range of therapies. I recommend its’ use

Windy Dryden PhDProfessor of Psychotherapeutic Studies Goldsmiths University of London

PBT is a very simple yet powerful form of therapy, it has the potential to change lives for the better and in doing so have a positive impact on the stresses in today’s world

Lynn CrillyAuthor and Counsellor

This approach makes sense to everyone, from teachers to psychologists to parents and students. It is wonderfully simple, but simply effective. I am finding it to be a great tool for my work

Stelios N. GeorgiouProfessor of Educational Psychology University of Cyprus

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“He’s quite a lot calmer and I can see him thinking before he does something. Even though some things still get to him, he gets over it a lot quicker and he’s not hitting out.”

Pause Button Therapy

Pause Button Therapy is an innovative new therapy technique that allows you to do exactly this, empowering you to break out of the negative habits and unconscious responses. PBT is based on an incredibly simple idea, but can be used for a whole host of issues.